- They call me Mr. Tibbs.
- Mr. Tibbs!

— Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier)

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5 seconds sound clip from the In the Heat of the Night (1967) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:37:52.572 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, when I examined the deceased, it was obvious that the fatal blow was struck from an angle of 17 degrees from the right, which makes it almost certain the person who did it is right-handed.

- So what?

- Ol' Harv's left-handed, Chief. Everybody in town knows that.

- Yeah, that's what we figured out, Chief. Harvey's a lefty. Uh-huh.

- Well, you're pretty sure of yourself, ain't ya, Virgil?

- Virgil, that's a funny name for a nigger boy that comes from Philadelphia. What do they call you up there?

- They call me Mr. Tibbs.

- Mr. Tibbs!

- Well, Mr. Wood, take Mr. Tibbs, take him down to the depot, and I mean, boy, like now!

- I'll have the FBI lab send you the reports on this.

- Not that it'll make any difference.

- I'll take that!

- No. No, you won't. I'm sending it in personally.

[...]

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